An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to convey a certain parcel of land in the city of Pittsfield
This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to transfer a 28-acre parcel of land in Pittsfield to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield for use as a cemetery. The transfer will occur through a release deed, with the price set at the fair market value agreed upon by both the state agency and the bishop's office. The recipient is responsible for covering all related costs, such as surveys and legal fees, and the land will be given in its current condition without any warranties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Jul 30, 2024
Signed Aug 8, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Aug 8, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2024
executive
Jul 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted -see Roll Call #238 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 184 )
lower
Jul 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Jul 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jul 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jul 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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